A new range of flexible support programmes have been launched to help organisations transform services and change people's lives for the better.

Two new reports from our Children's programme have been published. They both focus on the evaluation of the work over the past four years to introduce individual budgets for children, young people and their families.

More than 70 people have now contributed to 'Vision 2020' sharing their hopes and aspirations for the future.

John Dixon OBE has been appointed as our new chair.

What's working well and what's not? We have collaborated with the Think Local, Act Personal Consortium and Lancaster University to launch the first ever National Personal Budget Survey, also known as the Personal Outcomes Evaluation Tool (POET).

After the success of last years 'Don't Be Fooled by the Law' event, we are proud to announce that we will be holding a follow-up event 'Watch out - it's the LAW' on the 5th April 2011 in Manchester.

We hope you'll find it much easier to navigate as well as finding all the extra content we've added, such as new fact sheets, a glossary, frequently asked questions and stories from individuals useful.

The Government this week published the Health and Social Care Bill setting out plans to modernise the National Health Service.

There has been significant media coverage this week after a mother asked social services to take her daughter into care.

In Control's latest report setting out work with children's services over the past four years is now available.